Demand for workers stable in February
Compared with February 2004, demand for trade and services
employees rose by 31%.
Michal Raveh
Globes
March 13, 2005
A Manpower Israel survey for February 2005 found that demand
for workers was unchanged, compared with January, but 14%
higher than in February 2004. The survey found that demand in
February grew the most for computers and telecommunications
services employees, which rose by 9%, compared with January.
Demand for office services employees rose by 4%, and for people
with higher degrees and managers by 3%. On the other hand,
demand for industrial employees fell by 9%, and for marketing and
sales staff by 2%.
Compared with February 2004, demand for trade and services
employees rose by 31%, the greatest increase of any sector,
followed by computers and telecommunications services
employees - 27%, office services employees 18%, and industrial
employees - 9%. Demand for people with higher degrees and
managers fell by 5%.
Manpower Israel CEO Dalia Narkiss said that a comparison of
figures for January and February 2005 with the corresponding
period of 2004 indicated a slight slowdown in demand for workers,
although a breakdown by sector showed contradictory trends
beginning in January. She said it was possible to predict that
recovery and demand for workers would continue slowly.
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